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6. Write on each mounted sheet the 

 name of the plant in the bottom left-hand cor- 

 ner ; also add locality and date of collection, 

 time of flowering, nature of soil in which it 

 grows, whether it is a troublesome weed or not, 

 and any other facts of interest. These observa- 

 tions should be made at the time the plant is 

 collected, and written on a slip of paper, which 

 should be put with the plant when drying, and 

 then neatly copied on to the sheet on which it 

 is mounted. Plants collected, dried and 

 mounted without notes made at the time, giv- 

 ing some or all of the particulars above, lose 

 much of their value. 



7. A collection of this kind may be made 

 by individual pupils, but it will usually be 

 found advisable to make a general collection 

 for the school. The work of drying and 

 mounting can then be distributed amongst a 

 number and a collection formed, which will 

 steadily grow and become of permanent value 

 and increasing interest. 



